twig blight
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noun Plant Pathology.
blight affecting the twigs of a plant.
Nearby words
twicer, twickenham, twiddle, twiddle one's thumbs, twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler, twiggy, twilight, twilight glow
Origin of twig blight
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Examples from the Web for twig blight
Twig-blight is the most common manifestation of the disease.
The Pears of New York|U. P. HedrickNo other disease of the pear brings on such palpable destruction to the tree as twig-blight.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick